Columbus Municipal School District

Summary:

The Columbus Municipal School District in Mississippi operates 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 119 out of 130 school districts in the state and is rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Fairview Elementary School has the highest statewide ranking among the elementary schools, ranked 262 out of 390 Mississippi elementary schools, and is rated 2 out of 5 stars. It also has relatively strong test scores, with several grade levels performing above the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Similarly, Franklin Academy is an elementary school with a relatively high statewide ranking, placed 278 out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools, and has some of the highest test scores in the district, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges. The graduation rate at Columbus High School was 89.4% in 2022-2023, below the state average. All schools in the district had a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the schools in the district generally perform well below the state averages in proficiency rates for the MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) exams, with the district's Algebra I proficiency rate at 38.4% compared to the state's 67.3% in 2024-2025. These challenges suggest the need for comprehensive improvement efforts within the Columbus Municipal School District.

District Detail

2630 McArthur Drive
Columbus, MS 39701

(662) 241-7400

SchoolDigger Rank:
119^th of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 3,011

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Stokes Beard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Martin Luther King Dr	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7270	369	26	14.4	100.0%	6 (1.6%)	353 (95.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17.8	338^th of 383 public elementary schools	11.7%		21.3	320^th of 390 public elementary schools	17.9%	18	16.4	32.5	47.3				19.6	42.5	31.5						39.4				$11,893
Columbus High School	Public	9-12	215 Hemlock St	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7200	865	74	11.6	99.8%	18 (2.1%)	813 (94.0%)	23 (2.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	6.2	222^nd of 232 public high schools	4.3%		11.5	206^th of 228 public high schools	9.6%	16													38.4	17.9			33.3	48.5	$13,613
Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2217 7th Street N	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7180	415	29	14.2	99.8%	18 (4.3%)	358 (86.3%)	25 (6.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	23	313^th of 383 public elementary schools	18.3%		27.6	294^th of 390 public elementary schools	24.6%	19	34.8	33.4	36.5				21.5	44.4	42.3						40.4				$12,452
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Airline Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7140	244	16	15.4	99.6%	2 (0.8%)	239 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	18.9	332^nd of 383 public elementary schools	13.3%		35.2	262^nd of 390 public elementary schools	32.8%	70	19.2	44.7	29.5				21.3	50.0	25.0						40.9				$12,216
Franklin Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	501 3rd Avenue N	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7150	231	17	13.9	100.0%	13 (5.6%)	195 (84.4%)	6 (2.6%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	27.9	286^th of 383 public elementary schools	25.3%		19.7	335^th of 390 public elementary schools	14.1%	49	13.3	31.0	40.5				31.1	51.7	35.1						67.5				$12,114
Sale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Warpath Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7260	290	18	16.4	100.0%	7 (2.4%)	271 (93.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	27.6	287^th of 383 public elementary schools	25.1%		26.9	297^th of 390 public elementary schools	23.8%	10	28.3	34.9	42.5				30.5	39.5	37.5						62.5				$12,394
McKellar Vocational Center	Public	9-12	810 N Browder Street	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7290	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cmsd Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1425 10th Ave North	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 241-7250	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Columbus Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Hwy 373	Columbus	39705	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7300	597	51	11.6	99.7%	13 (2.2%)	556 (93.1%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	12	244^th of 266 public middle schools	8.3%		12.6	240^th of 264 public middle schools	9.1%	4				21.1	15.1	20.4				26.8	23.9	23.8				27.7			$13,549

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science	1.02 mi	1	1^st
Lowndes County School District	2.38 mi	10	43^rd
West Point Consolidated School District	14.57 mi	8	102^nd
West Point School District	14.57 mi	8
Monroe County School District	16.74 mi	5

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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